algolagniac

English

Etymology

From algolagnia +‎ -ac.

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /alɡə(ʊ)ˈlaɡnɪak/

Noun

algolagniac (plural algolagniacs)

  1. Someone who indulges in algolagnia; a sadomasochist.
    • 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin 2006, p. 264:
      She had the soft, pure, angelic sort of beauty that spoke to every fiber of his algolagniac’s heart.
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